by Karl Friedrich Henckell (1864 - 1929)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Ich schwebe wie auf Engelsschwingen
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  CAT DUT ENG FRE ITA
Ich schwebe wie auf Engelsschwingen,
Die Erde kaum berührt mein Fuß,
In meinen Ohren hör' ich's [klingen]1
Wie der Geliebten Scheidegruß.

Das tönt so lieblich, mild und leise,
Das spricht so zage, zart und rein,
Leicht lullt die nachgeklung'ne Weise
In wonneschweren Traum mich ein.

[Mein Himmel lebt in meinem Busen,
Der droben ist mir Hekuba,
Im Herzen wohnen meine Musen
Und nimmer in Olympia.]2
Mein schimmernd Aug' -- indeß mich füllen
Die süßesten der Melodien, --
Sieht ohne Falten, ohne Hüllen
Mein lächelnd Lieb' vorüberziehn.

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•   M. Reger •   R. Strauss 

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1 Reger: "klagen"
2 omitted by Reger and Strauss.

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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "I float", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Je plane", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ITA Italian (Italiano) (Enrico Magnani) , "Io fluttuo", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

Jo plano com si estigués damunt les ales...
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the German (Deutsch) 
Jo plano com si estigués damunt les ales d’un àngel,
els meus peus a penes toquen a terra,
sento un ressò a les meves orelles
com si fos l’adéu de la meva estimada.

És un so tan dolç, suau i lleuger,
que em parla amb mots tan tímids, tendres i purs,
l’eco melodiós em bressola dolçament
en un somni ple de benaurança.







En un llambrec, els meus ulls – mentre em delecten
les més dolces melodies –
veuen passar, sense volants, sense abrigalls,
somrient, la meva estimada.

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Translations of title(s):
"Ich schwebe wie..." = "Jo plano com..."
"Ich schwebe" = "Jo plano"


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  • Translation from German (Deutsch) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2019 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2019-12-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 87